Lift for shoe heels



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- A. PENTlFALLO LIFT FOR SHOE HEELS o i Filed August 21, 1923 j wue'nfor C195 migwzza Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTONIO PENTIFALLO, OF HOLLIDAYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

LIFT FOR SHOE HEELS.

Original application filed August 21, 1923, Serial No. 658,559. Dividedand this application filed September 11, 1924. Serial No. 737,138.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTONIO PENTIFALLO, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Hollidaysburg, in the county of Blair and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLifts for Shoe I-Ieels, of which the following is a specification. 7

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in lifts for shoeheels and has particular reference to those constructed of resilientmaterial. This application constitutes a division from my fcopendingapplication Serial NO. 658,559, filed August 21,

An important object of the invention is to provide various forms of shoeheel lifts which are constructed from resilient material and are adaptedfor more accurately fitting the heel base of a shoe.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description. I

In the accompanying drawingforming a part of the specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an im proved form of shoe heel 11ftembodying.

this invention,

Figure 2 is an end elevational view of the lift shown in Fig. 1',

Figure 3 is a top plan view of a modified form of heel lift, and

Figure it is a transversesectional view taken upon line IV IV of Fig. 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawing and ymrticuh-urly to 1 and 2, thenumeral 5 designates a heel lift, in its entirety, formed from asuitable resilient material and having a wedge-shaped depression 6forn'ied therein that is positioned with its wider end at the front edge7 of the lift and with its pointed end terminating at the'rear side 8 ofthe lift. The longitudinal side edges of this wedge-shaped depression 6are.

provided with inclined, upwardly extending walls 9 that merge into thetop surfaces 10.

In Figs. 3 and 4, the heel lift 5 is provided with a wedge-shapeddepression 11 which is positioned with its wider end at the rear side 12of the heel lift while the point Or apex of the depression 11 terminatesat the front edge 13 of the lift. The forwardly converging side walls1st of this wedgeshaped depression 11 are formed truly perpendicular inrespect to the bottom wall of the depression 11- and form, at theirouter longitudinal edges, the inner edges of the bulging surfaces 15.

It will be seen by inspecting Figs. 2 and 4, that these heel lifts 5 and5 are of substantially eonveXo-concave formation. It is to be understoodthat the lifts are to be applied to the under surfaces of shoe heelswith the surfaces and 15 touching the heels. Suitable fastening means,such as nails or the like, are to be driven through the portions of thelifts not having the wedge-shaped depressions formed therein and thelifts are to be drawn tightly against the heel face for causing theformer to ohangefrom their conveXo-concave formations into fiat lifts.

It is to be understood that the formsof this invention herewith shownand described are to be taken as the preferred examples of the same, andthat various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirlt of the invention orthescope of the sub ioined 7 claim.

Having thus described the invention, I

claim: g

In a lift for shoe heels comprising a piece of resilient material ofsubstantially conveXO-concave formation, a depression formed in theupper surface of said lift, raised sections formed laterally of saiddepression, opposing upwardly directed and longitudinally convergingwalls connecting the surface of said raised sections and the surface ofsaid depression, said raised sections having their upper surfacestransversely conlinvexed throughout their length, and means" forsecuring said lift upon a shoe heel.

.In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ANTONIO PENTIFALLO.

